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S1972 - Details

S1972 - Summary

Provides that qualified persons who have never previously registered to vote may register on any day, including a day of election, that the board of elections is open for business; requires establishment of a procedure to enable such registrants to cast their votes at the appropriate polling places.

S1972 - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1972
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the election law, in relation to allowing for polling place
voter
registration for any qualified person who is not registered to vote
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 5-210 of election law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a which enables qualified
persons to register to vote.
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation seeks to set parameters and
guidelines fix Election Day voter registration. Allowing for persons
eligible to vote to register to vote up until and on Election Day has
increased voter turnout in the six states (Idaho, Maine, Minnesota.
New Hampshire.
Wisconsin and Wyoming). On average, turnout was 14% higher in EDR
states than across the country in the 2004 election cycle. New York
consistently ranks near the bottom in voter turnout in the country.
It is imperative that state take every action necessary to allow
eligible voters the involved in elections until the very last moment
when often it is too late to register to vote. This must be changed,
voters should have the ability to register and vote Election Day.

S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1972
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 14, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to allowing for polling
place voter registration for any qualified person who is not regis-
tered to vote
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 5-210 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
1-A. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE RELATING
TO REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, ANY QUALIFIED PERSON WHO IS NOT REGISTERED
IN THIS STATE MAY APPLY PERSONALLY FOR REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT BY
APPEARING AT THE APPROPRIATE POLLING PLACE FOR THE ELECTION DISTRICT IN
WHICH HE OR SHE RESIDES ON THE DAY OF ANY PRIMARY, GENERAL OR SPECIAL
ELECTION DURING THE HOURS THAT SUCH POLLING PLACE IS OPEN FOR VOTING. TO
BE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, A PERSON MUST
PROVIDE ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION CONTAINING PROOF OF RESI-
DENCE, AS DETERMINED BY STATE LAW IMPLEMENTING THE HELP AMERICANS VOTE
ACT OF 2002 (PUBLIC LAW 107-252). ANY PERSON WHO SO REGISTERS TO VOTE
SHALL EXECUTE THE FOLLOWING INSTRUMENT IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FOLLOWING
FORM:
"I, (NAME), DO HEREBY CERTIFY, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, THAT, TO THE
BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, I AM A QUALIFIED VOTER, HAVING RESIDED AT (PLACE
OF RESIDENCE) FOR AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THIS
ELECTION, THAT I AM NOT DISQUALIFIED ON ANY LEGAL GROUNDS FROM VOTING
AND THAT I HAVE NOT ALREADY VOTED AT THIS ELECTION."
(B) IF A REGISTRANT IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF RESIDENCE AS
REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH REGISTRANT MAY BE
ALLOWED TO REGISTER FOR AND VOTE IN ANY ELECTION BY AFFIDAVIT BALLOT.
SUCH AFFIDAVIT BALLOT SHALL NOT BE COUNTED UNTIL ELECTION OFFICIALS CAN
DETERMINE SUCH REGISTRANT'S RESIDENCE AND ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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S. 1972 2
(C) THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE BY WHICH A
PERSON WHO REGISTERS PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION MAY CAST HIS OR HER
VOTE AT THE APPROPRIATE POLLING PLACE.
S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.

S1972A (ACTIVE) - Details

S1972A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that qualified persons who have never previously registered to vote may register on any day, including a day of election, that the board of elections is open for business; requires establishment of a procedure to enable such registrants to cast their votes at the appropriate polling places.

S1972A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1972A
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the election law, in relation to allowing for polling place
voter
registration for any qualified person who is not registered to vote
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 5-210 of election law is amended by adding a new subdivision
1-a which enables qualified persons to register to vote.
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation seeks to set parameters and guidelines fix Election
Day voter registration. Allowing for persons eligible to vote to
register to vote up until and on Election Day has increased voter
turnout in the six states (Idaho, Maine, Minnesota. New Hampshire.
Wisconsin and Wyoming). On average, turnout was 14% higher in EDR
states than across the country in the 2004 election cycle. New York
consistently ranks near the bottom in voter turnout in the country.
It is imperative that state take every action necessary to allow
eligible voters the involved in elections until the very last moment
when often it is too late to register to vote. This must be changed,
voters should have the ability to register and vote Election Day.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: None.

S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1972--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 14, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- recommitted
to the Committee on Elections in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
-- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to allowing for polling
place voter registration for any qualified person who is not regis-
tered to vote
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 5-210 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
1-A. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE RELATING
TO REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, ANY QUALIFIED PERSON WHO IS NOT REGISTERED
IN THIS STATE MAY APPLY PERSONALLY FOR REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT BY
APPEARING AT THE APPROPRIATE POLLING PLACE FOR THE ELECTION DISTRICT IN
WHICH HE OR SHE RESIDES ON THE DAY OF ANY PRIMARY, GENERAL OR SPECIAL
ELECTION DURING THE HOURS THAT SUCH POLLING PLACE IS OPEN FOR VOTING. TO
BE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, A PERSON MUST
PROVIDE ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION CONTAINING PROOF OF RESI-
DENCE, AS DETERMINED BY STATE LAW IMPLEMENTING THE HELP AMERICANS VOTE
ACT OF 2002 (PUBLIC LAW 107-252). ANY PERSON WHO SO REGISTERS TO VOTE
SHALL EXECUTE THE FOLLOWING INSTRUMENT IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FOLLOWING
FORM:
"I, (NAME), DO HEREBY CERTIFY, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, THAT, TO THE
BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, I AM A QUALIFIED VOTER, HAVING RESIDED AT (PLACE
OF RESIDENCE) FOR AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THIS
ELECTION, THAT I AM NOT DISQUALIFIED ON ANY LEGAL GROUNDS FROM VOTING
AND THAT I HAVE NOT ALREADY VOTED AT THIS ELECTION."
(B) IF A REGISTRANT IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF RESIDENCE AS
REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH REGISTRANT MAY BE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04805-02-1

S. 1972--A 2
ALLOWED TO REGISTER FOR AND VOTE IN ANY ELECTION BY AFFIDAVIT BALLOT.
SUCH AFFIDAVIT BALLOT SHALL NOT BE COUNTED UNTIL ELECTION OFFICIALS CAN
DETERMINE SUCH REGISTRANT'S RESIDENCE AND ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE.
(C) THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE BY WHICH A
PERSON WHO REGISTERS PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION MAY CAST HIS OR HER
VOTE AT THE APPROPRIATE POLLING PLACE.
S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2013.

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